ballast question

[Tenchi Kioto]

I currently have a electronic ballast that is running 2 30 watt blubs.
Would it be possable to run 4 20 watt bulbs off this ballast by spliting
the wires to the 4 end caps? From what I am reading all ballast can handle
up to 40 watts am I correct on this? Thanks for any feedback

TK

[SG]

In article >, Tenchi Kioto wrote:

>Would it be possable to run 4 20 watt bulbs off this ballast by spliting
>the wires to the 4 end caps?

That is not usually possible. If possible the wireing would be more
complicated then simply splitting the wires.


> From what I am reading all ballast can handle
> up to 40 watts am I correct on this?

No. There is a huge variety of electronic ballasts. Some will drive 1
to 2 tubes at the correct wattage. Others will over or under drive a
fixed number of tubes at a single wattage. The only way to know is to
get the manual for your ballast.